Correction: I was recently quoted in an article about Hannaford buying the local Tradewinds supermarket in Blue Hill and the effects on our local food producers. I want to briefly correct what I was saying. In the article, I talked about trust-based systems for quality assurance. My point was that we can’t take a one-size […]
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5 Questions with Hannah Semler November 1, 2022 What was the inspiration behind starting FarmDrop? FarmDrop L3C was inspired by the idea that we can create a more holistic food systems solution to the problems of farm viability and food access for all, with digital tools, than we can through farmers markets, CSAs, food pantries
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Online farmers market connects farmers and consumers By Brooke Reilly January 31, 2022 NEWPORT — Startup company, FarmDrop, originated in Blue Hill in 2011. The online farmers market helps connect farmers and consumers in Maine and New York. “It’s a way for producers to sell their products online and for customers to be able to shop from all their favorite producers and pick
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A Blue Hill startup that helps farmers sell food is expanding nationally by Ethan Genter January 28, 2022 BLUE HILL, Maine – A 10-year-old food startup in Maine that connects farmers with consumers in virtual markets expanded last year to two western New York locations. Now, a year later, the company is looking even further
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September 28, 2021 The Batavian Press release: Jennifer Noble, of Craigs Creamery, a dairy cooperative based in Pavilion, NY has officially launched FarmDrop of Western NY. Initially founded in Blue Hill, Maine, FarmDrop is a mission-focused organization that is dedicated to supporting local growers and producers by making their products available online to local communities.
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Issue: September 2021 By: Catie Joyce-Bulay Photography: Tara Rice Hannah Semler, cofounder of FarmDrop. Hannah Semler and Kelin Welborn share a mission to create thriving local food systems. Welborn has put countless volunteer hours into working with regional gleaning organizations, and Semler has worked to solve food insecurity problems in her home state of Maine
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By Catie Joyce-Bulay Last season the confusion and safety concerns of the COVID-19 pandemic brought on a need for farmers to pivot to new marketing strategies. They worked quickly to build no-contact sales and distribution systems, rapidly changing how they got product out to customers. Many farmers turned to the internet. Although many farms incorporated
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Downeast Magazine wrote about how Maine farms are working to shift to direct-to-consumer models and highlight FarmDrop. The Full Article is below, or read on their site here. With demand from restaurants way down, farmers find other ways to keep up during the pandemic. Photographed by Kelsey Kobik By Katy Kelleher The century-old Snell Family Farm,
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MDI FarmDrop Supporting Community Through COVID-19 FarmDrop, an online farmers market at MDI, helps farmers sell their produce during coronavirus, COVID-19 pandemic Read The Full Article Here
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New virtual farmers market in Lisbon BY KATHRYN SKELTON SUN JOURNAL The new Little Ridge FarmDrop, part of the statewide FarmDrop effort, doubled its customer count in the first two weeks offering, among other goods, locally-sourced bagels, beef, and beets. LISBON — Forage’s Everything bagels. Grass-fed beef. Organic baby romaine. Cinnamon-scented goat milk.All a bundled click
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